President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani awarded President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the state medal of Afghanistan “Gazy Mohammad Akbar Han” - one of the highest awards in Afghanistan.

The medal was awarded during the opening ceremony of the new station - Akina (the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) – the final point of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan railway - the first stage of the Asian transnational railway corridor.